Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and that you have had much more time to craft than me recently.
It his been a bit busy here Beside the Sea but I have been chivvied along by Claire to finish our next agreed stage of the Pentecost 2 blackwork. Mine is still on the frame so nobody, including me, has seen the full project yet.
Pop over to Claire’s blog to see her version of this beautiful design. She hasn’t stitched on a frame so you can even get a sneaky peek of the whole design so far. You can find the free chart at Practical Blackwork. How generous is that? We independently made changes to the latest stage because there were some errors in the chart. I’m not surprised at all about this because it is so detailed. This means we have unique versions as we both decided to stitch this border in different ways. It appears we are probably the only two people on the planet who are mad enough to tackle a project of this size. We believe the person who charted the design, based on an altar cloth, hasn’t stitched it herself yet LOL. I know she will enjoy it very much when she does.
There isn’t a mark on the cloth above, just an interesting addition from the sun 
So that’s it from me for now. I’ll be back as soon as I can!
Avis x
Sewing Beside the Sea 
claire93
/ December 1, 2013looking good Avis
and oh what fun it will be when you take off the frame and unveil all ^^
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ December 1, 2013I know!!!! Very exciting 🙂
witchylin
/ December 1, 2013Avis and Claire, they are looking really fantastic. Much larger than I thought they would be. Looing forward to seeing both your finished projects.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ December 4, 2013I think they will be just under 20 inches square. We’re onto the home straight now 🙂
witchylin
/ December 1, 2013That is supposed to be LOOKING not looing. 🙂
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ December 4, 2013😆 I didn’t even spot the error!
minerva
/ December 1, 2013Looking fabulous!
Alison x
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ December 4, 2013Thank you Alison 🙂
wendy
/ December 2, 2013it’s looking wonderful, what a mammouth project!
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ December 4, 2013It is big, but it’s been worth the effort so far 🙂
rutigt
/ December 2, 2013I´m impressed 🙂 It´s sooooo beautiful!
Hugs / Gun, Sweden
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ December 4, 2013Thank you Gun. Hugs to you too 🙂
*Wisher*
/ December 3, 2013can’t wait to see when is off frame.. This is such a gigantic projects you ladies are embarking on…I’m impressed too.
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ December 4, 2013Me neither! I’ll just have to keep spying on Claire’s stitching to see the whole thing 🙂
Nhoa
/ January 22, 2015Is beatiful!!!
I’m from Spain and I also have a blog where I upload my adventures with the cross stitch if you happen to have a look.
See you soon
Sewing Beside the Sea
/ January 22, 2015Welcome to my blog 🙂 You have a wonderful blog too!